Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.07 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guyana is 0.07 people per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 536.4% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.266 people per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.011 people per person, in 2023.
Guyana ranks 59th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.254 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.249 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.243 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.238 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.232 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.225 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.266 people per person | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.215 people per person | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 0.209 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.224 people per person | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.167 people per person | -25.4% |
| 2011 | 0.158 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.149 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.14 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.131 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.12 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.11 people per person | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1 people per person | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.091 people per person | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.084 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.077 people per person | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.071 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.07 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.011 people per person | -84.3% |
| 2024 | 0.07 people per person | +536.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2355 people per person | 0.209 people per person | 0.266 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.125 people per person | 0.084 people per person | 0.167 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0598 people per person | 0.011 people per person | 0.077 people per person | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Guyana
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.0438 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 9.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guyana?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Guyana was 0.07 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.266 people per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.011 people per person in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 59th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.